Legislative Analysts Office – Coalition for Adequate School Housing

C.A.S.H. June Facility Planners Update

Posted on June 1, 2015 by CASH

06/01/15

The May Revision and State Budget Activities
The Governor released his May Revision budget update on Thursday, May 14, 2015, and the
Legislature is currently reviewing, reconciling, and finalizing budget actions in order to
meet the constitutional deadline to pass a budget by June 15. The Governor estimates an
additional $6.7 billion in revenues above the January proposal across three fiscal years
(2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16), $5.5 billion of which are proposed to go to K-12 and
community colleges under Proposition 98. The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO)
estimates revenues approximately $3 billion above the Governor, who is known for making
very conservative estimates in order to maintain a fiscally prudent approach and minimize
new spending.

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The Status of School Bond Bills in the Legislature

Posted on May 5, 2015 by CASH

05/05/15

Conversations about the future of the School Facility Program (SFP) and the State’s role in funding school facilities have been ongoing among members of the Legislature and the Administration. The Legislature does not need to pass a school bond until next year to make the 2016 ballot, therefore we do not expect significant movement and negotiation on bond bill vehicles until next year. However, the three main bond bill vehicles continue to move through the legislative process, having met the first significant deadline of the 2015-16 legislative session, which required bills with a potential fiscal impact had to pass out of their policy committees by May 1. They continue to provide vehicles for ongoing discussion regarding the future of the State program.

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Senate Holds Joint Informational Hearing on School Facilities

Posted on February 19, 2015 by CASH

February 19, 2015

On Wednesday, February 18^th the Senate Education and Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education held a joint informational hearing on school facilities.

The hearing began with Bruce Hancock, former Assistant Executive Officer of the State Allocation Board, and Bill Savidge, the current Assistant Executive Officer of the State Allocation Board, providing a history of the School Facility Program (SFP) and discussion of current needs to establish a context for discussion.

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Legislative Analysts’ Office Releases Report on School Facilities

Posted on February 18, 2015 by CASH

February 18, 2015

The Legislative Analysts’ Office (LAO), the State’s non-partisan legislative analyst, has released its analysis of and recommendations for a state school facilities program entitled “The 2015-16 Budget: Rethinking How the State Funds School Facilities”. In their recommendations, the LAO states that, “…we propose creating a new school facilities program that would help address many of the shortcomings of the existing system.” Specifically, the LAO recommends the following changes to the existing state school facility program:

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